News Brief

12/19/2013, Tevet 16, 5774

Charges to be Filed Against Man Who Threw Tea at Tibi

An indictment is expected to be filed, Friday, charging a man suspected of throwing a cup of boiling tea at Member of Knesset Ahmed Tibi (Ra'am-Ta'al-Mada United Arab List) with attacking a public servant. The alleged incident took place, Thursday, during a demonstration in Be'er Sheva' against the Prawer plan for regulating Bedouin communities in the Negev.

Authorities will ask that the suspect be held until the end of the legal proceedings against him.